ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 14 hours agoIs the Darwin kernel, used in macOS and iOS, really open source?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up127file-text
arrow-up127message-squareIs the Darwin kernel, used in macOS and iOS, really open source?ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 14 hours agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoWho are these people who think drivers can’t be open source?
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoNo one said they can’t be. But in the real world, drivers for some classes of devices only come in closed-source. I’m using the GNU project’s/RMS’s definition of FOSS here.
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoAre you talking about firmware?
Who are these people who think drivers can’t be open source?
No one said they can’t be. But in the real world, drivers for some classes of devices only come in closed-source. I’m using the GNU project’s/RMS’s definition of FOSS here.
Are you talking about firmware?